All the Small Poems and Fourteen More Contributor(s): Worth, Valerie (Author), Babbitt, Natalie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374403457 ISBN-13: 9780374403454 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: This edition contains all four "Small Poems" books in one volume, plus 14 newpoems. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 94008810 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.35 lbs) 194 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Home Schooling |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: All the Small Poems and Fourteen More gathers all four of Valerie Worth's small poetry children's books and includes the original illustrations by Natalie Babbitt, the award-winning writer/artist of Tuck Everlasting. Inspired by her love of nature, Valerie Worth's wondrous verse about animals, plants, and other everyday objects presents a perfect perspective of the world through a child's eyes. This volume includes Small Poems, More Small Poems, Still More Small Poems, and Small Poems Again. |
Contributor Bio(s): Worth, Valerie: - Valerie Worth (1933-1994) Acclaimed poet Valerie Worth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Swarthmore, where her father taught biology at Swarthmore College. The family then moved to Tampa, Florida, and Bangalore, India, where they lived for one year. Valerie returned to Swarthmore to attend college, graduating with an English degree and High Honors. Shortly thereafter she married George Bahlke, a fellow Swarthmore graduate. After settling in Clinton, NY, Valerie met Natalie Babbitt at Kirkland College, and Natalie began to illustrate Valerie's work, starting with Small Poems in 1972. Three more volumes followed: More Small Poems (1976); Still More Small Poems (1978); and Small Poems Again (1986). All four volumes were issued in a single paperback, All the Small Poems (1987), and seven years later, All the Small Poems and Fourteen More was released and was then followed by a paperback edition in 1996. In 2002, FSG posthumously published Peacock and Other Poems by Valerie Worth, with pictures by Natalie Babbitt, a collection of 27 poems which Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, said "heralds the joy of words." School Library Journal, in a starred review, declared that "[Valerie Worth's] work gives children something to admire and aim for." |